2002–03 ABA Goodyear League

12 teams from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Israel, Slovenia, and FR Yugoslavia participated in Goodyear League in its second season: Union Olimpija, Krka, Pivovarna Laško, Cibona VIP, Zadar, Zagreb, Split Croatia Osiguranje, FEAL Široki, Bosna ASA, Borac Nektar, Maccabi Tel Aviv, and Crvena zvezda.

2002–03 ABA Goodyear League season
LeagueABA Goodyear League
SportBasketball
Number of teams Croatia (4 teams)
 Slovenia (3 teams)
 Bosnia and Herzegovina (3 teams)
 Israel (1 team)
 Serbia and Montenegro (1 team)
Regular season
Season championsSerbia and Montenegro Crvena zvezda
Season MVPUnited States Kenyan Weaks (Pivovarna Laško)
Top scorerUnited States Kenyan Weaks (Pivovarna Laško) (20.14 ppg)
Final 4
ChampionsCroatia Zadar

There were 22 rounds played in the regular part of the season, best four teams qualified for the Final Four Tournament which was played in Ljubljana since April 3 until April 5, 2003. According to the original plan the Final Tournament was to be played in Tel Aviv, but due to the deteriorating security situation there at that time, the tournament got moved to Ljubljana. Crvena Zvezda finished top of the table in regular season, although the club didn't play its last round match against Maccabi, since the Israeli club didn't travel to Belgrade due to the state of emergency proclaimed following the March 2003 assassination of Serbian prime minister Zoran Đinđić. ABA awarded the game to Crvena Zvezda. In first match in Tel Aviv Crvena Zvezda defeated Maccabi.

Zadar became the 2003 Goodyear League champion.[1]

Regular season

Final four

Matches played at Hala Tivoli, Ljubljana

Semifinals
April 3. 		Final
April 5.
      
1 Crvena zvezda 77
4 Zadar 78
4 Zadar 91
2 Maccabi Tel Aviv 88
2 Maccabi Tel Aviv 82
3 Union Olimpija 76


2002–03 ABA Godyear League Champions



Zadar
1st Title

Stats leaders

Ranking MVP
Rank Name Team Efficiency Games Average
1.United States Kenyan WeaksSlovenia Pivovarna Laško4032119.19
2.Serbia and Montenegro Dragan Aleksić Bosnia and Herzegovina Borac Nektar3511918.47
3.United States Jamie Arnold Slovenia Krka3311818.39
4.Croatia Marko Popović Croatia Zadar3892217.68
5.Croatia Gordan ZadravecBosnia and Herzegovina FEAL Široki3682117.52

Points
Rank Name Team Points Games PPG
1.United States Kenyan WeaksSlovenia Pivovarna Laško4202120.00
2.Serbia and Montenegro Dragan Aleksić Bosnia and Herzegovina Borac Nektar3751919.74
3.Croatia Gordan ZadravecBosnia and Herzegovina FEAL Široki4972119.38
4.United States Jamie Arnold Slovenia Krka3321818.44
5.Croatia Marko Popović Croatia Zadar3942217.91

Rebounds
Rank Name Team Rebounds Games RPG
1.Croatia Andrija ŽižićCroatia Split CO148188.22
2.Croatia Nikša TarleBosnia and Herzegovina Bosna ASA158207.90
3.Croatia Hrvoje PerinčićCroatia Zadar149217.10
4.United States Jamie Arnold Slovenia Krka125186.94
5.Bosnia and Herzegovina Haris MujezinovićCroatia Cibona VIP129196.79

Assists
Rank Name Team Assists Games APG
1.Croatia Ivan TomasCroatia Zagreb128225.82
2.Croatia Marko Popović Croatia Zadar104224.73
3.Serbia and Montenegro Dragan Aleksić Bosnia and Herzegovina Borac Nektar89194.68
4.Croatia Mladen ErjavecCroatia Zadar106234.61
5.United States Scoonie PennSerbia and Montenegro Crvena zvezda88224.00

Source: Adriatic League

References
  1. Adriatic League History Archived 2009-11-28 at the Wayback Machine, adriaticbasket.info
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